The Register of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Provision of information

5.—(1) For the purposes of carrying on the Pension Tracing Service, the Department –

(a) shall be provided with such –

(i) information recorded in the register,

(ii) extracts from the register, or

(iii) copies of the register or of extracts from it,

as are in its opinion necessary for the purpose of carrying on that service, and

(b) may inspect –

(i) the register,

(ii) extracts from the register, or

(iii) copies of the register or of extracts from it,

when in its opinion such inspection is necessary for the purpose of carrying on that service.

(2) For the purposes of providing information as specified in regulation 4(4), the Department may disclose information to the applicant which it has obtained in accordance with paragraph (1), but only so far as is necessary to provide the applicant with sufficient information to contact any relevant scheme.

(3) When information is disclosed in accordance with paragraph (2), Article 77(2) of the 2005 Order (restricted information – prohibition on disclosure) shall apply as if there were inserted after sub-paragraph (b) “and regulations made under Article 56”.